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    Female goose using neck to push other goose's neck down to feed?

    The previous female Guinevere laid eggs with Lancelot and finding them was amazing, like finding treasure! They're huge!
  2. Willowfield

    Female goose using neck to push other goose's neck down to feed?

    I'm vegan so don't eat them. With my hens I usually feed them and the crushed shells back to them, can I do that with geese too? Otherwise, The hens will benefit, or my neighbour who loves them too :)
  3. Willowfield

    Female goose using neck to push other goose's neck down to feed?

    Thanks. Actually that's interesting cos when Betsy was using her neck to push down Bella's she also looked like she was trying to climb onto her a little. Then what did I find today - an egg! Betsy has laid an egg, her first here and possibly her first ever as I don't know how old she is. Bella...
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    Female goose using neck to push other goose's neck down to feed?

    Thank you, yes I hope it is affection. I had been given the gander Lancelot with his mate Guinevere but she died and he was absolutely forlorn, calling and searching for her, not eating and making the most heart breaking wee sounds to me when I talked tom him. So I got the 2 females for him...
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    Female goose using neck to push other goose's neck down to feed?

    Thanks, yes that makes sense, though it really seemed she was being very caring, no aggression at all. She was very gentle and it was like she was just encouraging Bella to eat the grass. She also seemed to encourage her to get in the pond. I'd like to think she is being motherly, maybe broody...
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    Female goose using neck to push other goose's neck down to feed?

    I have 2 female domestic geese left (after the male, Lancelot, died), Bella & Betsy. They are coping well and Betsy (Lancelot's favourite) is now encouraging Bella to try the pond that Lancelot had largely kept her from - she's dipped in twice now. They are so sweet together and are starting to...
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